(Matthew 13:44). Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. And Congress is trying to put its finger on where you begin and how you relate peace of heart in an individual to peace among men. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. That means obedience. i. You need only read the book of Deuteronomy to know that God set aside this people, the Jews, in order that they should be a showcase of theocracy to all the other nations of the world. There is additional significance in saying, The field is the world instead of The field is Israel. This brief statement presupposes a mission beyond Israel. (Carson). Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Jesus takes away the sin of everyone who trusts in Him (John 1:29). The United Nations exists for this very purpose. It is listening to His voice. You will never understand what God is doing in history unless you understand those three chapters because they make clear God's relationship with this strange and wonderful people, Israel. You can see that these parables are very much alike. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. Pearls were highly prized in that time and place. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fieldin which case, by Jewish law, the treasure would become his own. This congressman said that Congress is really wrestling with this issue. Everyone who chooses to trust in Him has kingdom life - life to the fullest! And His sisters, are they not all with us? -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. He knew the aching loneliness, the heartache, the misery, the rejection, the sense of despair, of self-loathing, of emptiness and worthlessness and meaninglessness, and the awful hostility that sin engenders. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. New American Standard Version 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! Something is hidden in the world. Matthew 13:45 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Matthew 13:45, NIV: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. b. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. For permission to use this content, please review God is in control. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. People bring the same charge against Jesus today; I see those associated with Him, and they seem lowly or very normal; Jesus must also not be special., c. Where then did this Man get all these things: Their reception of Jesus was not welcoming or friendly. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. John 6:42). (France), ii. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. i. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. So it will be at the end of the age: There will be both the wicked and the just until the end of the age (as also demonstrated in the previous parable of the wheat and the tares). - Matthew 13:45-46. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. Is this not the carpenters son: Because these villagers were familiar with Jesus as a boy and accustomed to unspectacular things from Him, we may conclude that Jesus must have grown up a very normal boy unlike the fantastic stories told in apocryphal books like The Infancy of Jesus. We come to the fifth parable this morning, the parable of the buried treasure. the pearl of great price: who is of an unspeakable brightness and glory, of intrinsic worth and value; who is enriching to those that possess him, and precious to them that believe; and of such a price, that no valuable consideration can be given for him: wherefore such a soul is willing to part with all for him; with sinful self, and righteous self; and with the honours, riches, and profits of this world; and buy him, his grace and righteousness, without money, and without price. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. Our heavenly Father, how we thank you for the marvelous truth that you, Lord, have bought the world, that it belongs to you, and that you shall some day rule and reign in power and glory in its midst and all your promises shall be fulfilled. The sacred writings should be his treasure, and he should properly understand them his knowledge consists in being well instructed in the things concerning the kingdom of heaven, and the art of conducting men thither. (Clarke), v. Ministers of the gospel should not be novices, 1 Timothy 3:6, raw and ignorant men; but men mighty in the Scriptures, well acquainted with the writings of the Old and New Testament, and the sense of them; men that have a stock of spiritual knowledge, able readily to speak a word to the weary, and to speak to men and womens particular cases and questions. (Poole), Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. This parable powerfully teaches that it is Gods job to divide in judgment. Who when he had found one pearl of great price: for such who seek after wisdom and knowledge in the use of proper means, are like merchant men, that trade abroad, and for things of value; and these, under divine direction, find in the Scriptures, and through the ministry of the word, and by prayer and study, the truths of the everlasting Gospel, respecting Christ, his person, office, grace and righteousness; which are equal to, yea transcend a pearl of the highest price; for their original, coming from a far country, from heaven; for their brightness, clearness, and perspicuity; for their ornament and glory; for their firmness and solidity; for their virtue and value, to them that know the worth of them; and such will buy, but not sell them; reckon all things but loss and dung, in comparison of them; and will contend for them, and stand fast in them. Jesus came, he says, and found a treasure hidden in humanity. Psalms 135:4 KJV). And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. He entered into all of that. a. Click on the different category headings to find out more. I. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that was hidden in a field. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. Israel, therefore is not a unique, select people, but rather is a people chosen to demonstrate the kind of relationship that God wants to have with every other people on earth. Why is it that for all our professed ideals, our hopes, and our skills, peace on earth is still a distant objective seen only dimly through the storms and turmoils of our present difficulties?". The discoveries disrupt normal daily life and priorities; they require risk and sacrifice. Usually people take it to mean that God has chosen the Jews for a special destiny, to mean that they are to have special and uniquely privileged treatment, different than any other nation enjoys. The first four parables, at which we have already looked, were delivered by the Sea of Galilee on a single memorable occasion when Jesus spoke to a great crowd who gathered about him. So he went and sold everything he had. Around us the storms may gather, but let us not shut out the hope that the burdens of fear and want may be lifted for a glorious era from the bruised and weary shoulders of mankind. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. The main idea is that the disciples who had just claimed to understand what Jesus taught are now responsible to bring forth their understanding to others, as if they were distributing from the storehouse of their wisdom and understanding. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. Thank God for those documents, but they have no power to hold us together as a people, to preserve our national liberties or our national life. The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. The fate of these ungodly ones will be fire, the most terrible of punishments; but this will not annihilate them; for they shall exhibit the surest tokens of a living woe wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Spurgeon). He was in Israel not long ago. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. The field is the world: Significantly, this parable illustrates not necessarily that there will be false believers among true believers in the church (though that is also true to some extent); otherwise Jesus would have explained that the field is thechurch. Now we turn to these three private parables given to the disciples: The parable of the hidden treasure, the parable of the pearl of great price, and the parable of the dragnet. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" It is hidden from most people. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. Thus, the field from which the treasure is gathered would be the world just as the sea from which fish are gathered is the world, and this also just as the wheat and weeds are gathered from the field, which is the world. But he hid it again. And in that we can see revealed the heart of God who looks at this broken and fragmented world, with all its injustice, heartache, sorrow, violence, and slaughter, and yet has not forgotten his purposes and has preserved the secret of world peace in a treasure hidden among the nations which he shall someday bring forth again. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may . Though they are surrounded and ringed by enemies armed to the teeth who are vowing to wipe every Jew off the face of the earth, Nevertheless, as is obvious, they do not understand the secret of their own life and are trying to produce peace and stability by democratic methods and consensus and compromise. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. And the nations of earth will never learn this righteousness finally, until Israel stands once again as a nation before God, recognizing the presence of God in their midst and providing a working model of how every nation ultimately shall be run by the provision and power of God. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. The nation's glory was gone. [That is, when Israel comes back into its right relationship with God, how much more blessing will this world understand and realize when they see worked out before their eyes what a nation can be with God in its midst!] The truth often lies buried: it is like rich veins of ore in the sacred Scriptures; it must be searched out with diligence, and its discovery will repay a man for all his sacrifices, Luke 14:33; Philippians 3:8. the which when a man hath foundthat is, unexpectedly found. It was hidden when our Lord came. ii. That person is part of Gods kingdom. a. The conduct of the man would be dishonest. It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. Under rabbinic law if a workman came on a treasure in a field and lifted it out, it would belong to his master, the fields owner; but here the man is careful not to lift the treasure out till he has bought the field. (Carson). So they were offended at Him: When we think of how strongly Jesus is identified with Nazareth (see at Matthew 2:23), it is even more surprising to note that the people of Nazareth did not appreciate it. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. This motto is a result of the work of the early Christian missionaries who came from New England in the 19th century. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) They have not found it yet. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. c. He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief: It is truly remarkable that Jesus was, in some manner, limited by their unbelief. But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. This man was like the people who had listened to Gods promises of long ago, and were waiting for the Messiah, the Savior, to come. When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. This is what we human beings need. The Lord Jesus says that he came and uncovered for a brief time the secret of world peace and prosperity. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the pearl. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. Teacher: Show your pearls. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he . He was full of joy over this discovery. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. Whatever the reason he was there, he found an amazing treasure, maybe similar to the emeralds. He would never have called it that. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. But such is not the case; God did not choose Israel for that purpose. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. He ended them, and then he said to the people, "The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it," (Matthew 21:43). The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field: The field is the world, but the man does not represent the believer, because we have nothing to buy this treasure with. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. The reason he joyfully goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, is that the man understands its true value. You can read them in Matthew23 in the sharp series of woes that he pronounced against the Pharisees and the scribes. Other nations of the hidden treasure and the man was looking it over before deciding to. 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